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HM Prison Wakefield has earned the chilling nickname 'Monster Mansion' due to the vile assortment of inmates caged in its cells. But the worst prisoner of all may come as a surprise. The notorious ...
A mobile prison cell, complete with bunk beds and a metal toilet, is visiting primary schools to teach children about crime. The project, HMP Not-4-Me, was set up by former West Yorkshire Police ...
New HM Prison and Probation Service figures show there were 571 full-time equivalent staff members in post at Wakefield prison as of December. It was down from 625 the year before.
Former Lostprophets musician Ian Watkins is serving a 29-year sentence for horrific crimes against children. The 46-year-old was recently stabbed during a stand-off in one of the cells at HMP ...
HM Prison Wakefield on Love Lane, Wakefield (Image: Huddersfield Examiner) “The other lad pounced on him and whacked him quite a few times from behind," they told the Sun.
Ian Watkins of Lostprophets performs at Day 2 of The Leeds Festival on August 29, 2009 (Image: WireImage). After sentencing, Watkins transferred from HM Prison Parc, where he had been incarcerated ...
It's been 20 years since the Soham murders, which saw Ian Huntley kill 10-year-old best friends Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman. In 2003, the killer was sentenced to two terms of life ...
The 46-year-old former rock star, who found fame with Lostprophets, was recently set upon by fellow inmates inside HMP Wakefield, where he is serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex crimes ...